{"product_id":"a-benedictine-education","title":"A Benedictine Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy John Henry Newman || Edited by Christopher Fisher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Benedictine Education\u003c\/b\u003e presents two essays by John Henry Newman which articulate Saint Benedict’s vision of a \u003ci\u003eschola servitii dominici\u003c\/i\u003e, “a school of the Lord’s service.” As Christopher Fisher notes, the book aims to aid in the recovery of the Benedictine principle, a principle animated by a \u003ci\u003epoetic disposition\u003c\/i\u003e. The Portsmouth Institute, at which Fisher serves as Executive Director, works to develop this disposition and thus provide leaven for a Christian culture. In her Introduction, Margarita A. Mooney bears this out, emphasizing the power of the Benedictine principle to purify present-day educational systems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eConcluding the volume is an Interpretive Essay by Abbot Thomas Frerking, O.S.B. The graceful and graced fruit of a life of contemplation, Abbot Thomas’s words testify to the sublime truth at the heart of Christianity: the gift of wisdom comes not from literacy or learning, but from love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Henry Newman\u003c\/b\u003e (1801–1890) had a notable career at Oxford University and was an Anglican priest before converting to Roman Catholicism in 1845 and becoming a Catholic priest in 1847. A prolific author, Newman also founded Oratory houses and served as rector of the Catholic University of Ireland. In 2019, he was canonized by Pope Francis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e is the Executive Director of the Portsmouth Institute for Faith and Culture and a teacher in the Humanities department at Portsmouth Abbey School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826191\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100031246703,"sku":"978-1952826191","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1474.jpg?v=1781124638","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/a-benedictine-education","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}